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Benji Aflalo

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Benji says he was bitten by a penguin in Honolulu after climbing into a hotel habitat.

1. The Liars Club features Benji Aflalo telling two stories, one about a penguin bite in Honolulu and one about making out with a Kardashian at Riverway Ranch Camp in Fresno. 2. Felicia Michaels, Jessica Wellington, and David C. Smalley host the show and use Benji’s stories to guess which one is true. 3. The episode asks whether Benji’s weird animal story or his camp romance story is the lie. 4. Benji says he got drunk in Honolulu, climbed over rocks into a hotel penguin habitat, and reached toward a penguin that bit his hand. 5. The hosts press him on whether the habitat was indoors or outdoors, whether the bird broke skin, and whether the group got in trouble. 6. Benji says his friend picked up the penguin, the bird defecated, and he pulled back fast enough that he was not bleeding heavily. 7. Jessica compares the bird encounter to her own penguin experience at the Atlanta Aquarium, and David brings up SeaWorld, the Chicago aquarium, and dolphin encounters. 8. The conversation turns into animal facts, including penguin sizes, emperor penguins, king penguins, and whether penguins are monogamous. 9. Benji’s second story takes place at Riverway Ranch Camp in Fresno, where he says the camp had a lake, go-karts, minibikes, and air-conditioned cabins. 10. He says the makeout happened when a few boys and girls snuck away from a dinner activity and kissed as part of a game. 11. Benji says he was about 12, used tongue, and was not sure which Kardashian girl it was until the hosts narrowed it toward the older sisters. 12. The hosts ask whether the kiss was standing or seated, how long the group was gone, and whether anyone noticed them leaving. 13. Benji says a boy in the group was the one who knew who had a crush on whom and helped organize the escape. 14. The episode spends a lot of time on whether Benji can actually lie, with the hosts recalling his awkward childhood, his glasses, and his defensive nature. 15. Felicia tells a childhood story about lying to a teacher that her father died after her parents divorced, using it as a contrast to Benji’s claims. 16. The panel keeps returning to the same two details that might reveal the truth: the Honolulu hotel habitat and the Fresno camp kiss. 17. The tone is playful and skeptical, with the hosts interrupting each other, correcting animal facts, and arguing over what sounds believable. 18. The format is a conversational lie-guessing game with long tangents, personal stories, and repeated cross-examination. 19. Listeners who like comedy panels about personal stories and bluffing. 20. Listeners who want tightly edited interviews with no detours.

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A loose, fast liar game episode that turns one guest's stories into a comic interrogation.

This episode stays simple on purpose: the hosts bring Benji Afalo in to tell two stories, one true and one false, then keep pushing until the lie gives itself away.

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You want a truth-or-lie game that keeps veering into playful interrogation.

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